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THURSDAY Composer's SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Week 2 Preview Palette Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 6A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Sunny 96/67 Weather forecast 6B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 County urged to join secession movement By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer A week after the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors leant their support to a plan to have northern California counties secede from the state, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors have been asked to consider the same. Frequent public comment contributor Tom Mohler spent his weekly three minutes at the microphone Tuesday asking the board to consider the State of Jefferson proposal. Mohler said himself and some friends were planning to have a booth at the Tehama District Fair in support of the State of Jefferson. He said signatures would be collected and he hoped to see the issue on the board's agenda within the next month. The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 41 in favor of sending a declaration to the California State Legislature supporting the county's withdrawal from the state. "Whereas, there are times in our history when it is apparent that the political separation of one people from another becomes necessary, both for the survival of the one, as well as the continued well being of the other," the declaration begins. The declaration lists an illegal fire tax, property rights One dead in Clover Fire violations, assaults on Second Amendment rights, the removal of Klamath River dams and aggressive regulations as reasons for the separation. The declaration ends by asking the new state lines be drawn with borders containing other counties which declare similar intentions. Fuel break projects added to fire plans By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Two new fuel break projects have been added to Tehama County fire plans. The projects are without funding but their inclusion in the Tehama West Fire Plan and Tehama East Community Wildlife Protection Plan will allow them to be eligible for money in the future. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors added the projects as amendments to their respective plans Tuesday. See FIRE, page 5A Corning street project may go to bid this year AP photo by Andreas Fuhrmann\Record Searchlight Firefighters mop up along Lower Gas Point Road Tuesday after the Clover Fire scorched the area in the Happy Valley area of Shasta County. The fire burned more than 7,000 acres and destroyed 80 structures. REDDING (AP) — Authorities have found a body inside the perimeter of a wildfire that destroyed 30 homes and forced the evacuation of 300 others in Northern California. The burnt body of Brian Stanley Henry, 56, was found inside a motor home that was destroyed by the fire, Shasta County coroner's Lt. Mark Lillibridge said Wednesday. Sheriff's deputies discovered Henry's body late Tuesday while checking his home in the community of Igo. The Clover Fire broke out Monday afternoon in the community of Happy Valley, and winds sent it spreading at 500 acres an hour. Residents were given just minutes to grab their belongings and leave, as the fire jumped roads and engulfed homes. The fire burned nearly 11 square miles. Cooler weather has helped firefighters contain 40 percent of the blaze. Evacuation orders remained for the 300 homes, though at least some might be lifted later in the day, state fire spokesman Mike Witesman said. "Things are looking good," he said. Thomas Teixeira said he initially battled the flames but left when the fire came within 200 yards of his home. "I drove through a wall of flames," Teixeira told the Record Searchlight about his narrow escape. OR-7 stays put for the summer in S. Ore. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's noted wandering wolf has been staying put of late. The male known as OR-7 spent the summer in a forested area of the southern Cascade Range in southeastern Jackson County and southwestern Klamath County, according to state wildlife biologists tracking him through GPS technology. Now 3 years old, OR7 lit out from northeast Oregon in September 2011 on a quest for a mate that has taken him more than 3,000 miles, with no sign of success. Before this summer, he roamed deep into Northern California, becoming the first known wolf in the state in nearly a century. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Now, he seems to be settled in his home state, within an area estimated at about 270 square miles, or 173,000 acres. He's in what was, at one time, wolf habitat and has clearly found prey such as deer to live on, said Michelle Dennehy, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ''We don't have any reports of any kind of livestock problems with OR-7, so he's got natural prey,'' she said. She said there's nothing related to his stage of life that would see him settle down, and it's ''entirely possible that he makes another movement and goes somewhere else.'' Biologists have said a wolf in the wild might live five to seven years. How long humans will be able to use satellite See OR-7, page 5A Meanwhile, the Rim Fire in and around Yosemite National Park was 80 percent contained, with full containment expected Sept. 20. That blaze burned nearly 400 square miles. Firefighters also gained ground on a wildfire burning in a San Francisco Bay Area wilderness park. Containment of the Morgan Fire at Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County increased to 70 percent overnight. The fire has burned a little less than 5 square miles. All evacuations had been lifted, and full containment was expected by Friday. Officials have said the Rim Fire was caused by a hunter. The causes of the other two fires remain under investigation. DN Staff Report Corning's Solano Street enhancement project could seek and award a bid before the end of the year, with construction possibly starting by spring 2014. The Corning City Council on Tuesday approved $15,000 that can be used to modify the project to add additional features, "such as repaving, and water line extensions to serve new street trees," according to a recommendation from City Manager John Brewer and Public Works Director Patrick Walker. The funds, which can come from carry-over transportation money from 2012-2013, will go toward the engineering work needed to modify the street enhancement plans. "We hope to have the project plans out for bid- ding within a month and a half, or two months probably," Brewer said, adding that a bid could be awarded prior to the first of the year with construction starting in the spring. Brewer said staff was assured the plan would go forward and added, "We wouldn't be recommending to spend the additional $15,000 otherwise." In anticipation of the opening of the Corning Community Park in October, the council also approved an ordinance that allows the city to enforce safety rules within the park's skateboard and bike facilities. The facilities, specifically for skateboards, BMX bikes and rollerblades, will require riders to wear protective gear, including helmets, elbow pads and knee pads, according to a copy See CORNING, page 5A Students commemorate 9/11 Photo courtesy Jackson PTC To commemorate Sept., 11, 2001 Jackson Heights Elementary school had a moment of silence Wednesday morning. Following the morning pledge Principal Dottie Renstrom gave a speech about the courage and true grit of the first responders on that memorable day. To conclude the speech, teacher Catherine Piffero led the students in the singing of "America the Beautiful."